It's the Hot Chocolate and Board Games.....

 For Christmas Eve we got out the hot chocolate in our festive snowman mugs and played Battle Cry which is Chance's new game. It's battles in the civil war and I was Confederate and I had the victory this game!!

 Sparkling red grape juice is my favorite.

 Chance got me me this clock for Christmas, it looks so nice on our kitchen wall.

 Oh, I forgot to mention...we do have Union and Confederate hats that were promptly brought out at the start of the game. Yes, the Civil War is a big deal in our home.

Civil War Reenactment- Lone Jack, Missouri

This past weekend Chance and I drove to Lone Jack, Missouri for a Civil War reenactment. It's been 150 years since the battle of Lone Jack so it was a more popular year.

Lone Jack is near Lee's Summit which is a big city compared to Lone Jack's small town. I was not able to participate personally in the reenactment so I stayed in a hotel and Chance camped.

Chance is a Union Private and was all dressed and ready to fight!

Needless to say it was very exciting! The cannons were really loud, they accidentally broke a window in the house because of the cannon's effect. Chance fought most of the battle but ended up "dying" in the end.

There were tons of people there but I was able to get there early and hold my spot and I knew the battle plans before they played out! That is a perk that comes with being the wife of a Union Private!

It is a beautiful place that reminded me a bit of Kentucky with the trees, fields, and fences.

Hopefully the next reenactment I will be able to dress up and play a part as well!